Air-Rail CO2 Data Final Miller 2023-03-19

Data presented in Miller (2021) Savings in per-passenger CO2 emissions using rail rather than air travel in the northeastern U.S., JAWMA, 71:12, 1458-1471, DOI:10.1080/10962247.2020.1837996. Data included: -CO2 emissions from air and rail travel between select city pairs in the NE U.S. in lb CO2 and lb CO2/passenger-mile -Flight and rail miles between cities -Emission factors for air travel by aircraft type (single-aisle, regional jet) -Emission factors for rail travel by motive power type (electric, diesel) Data calculated using publicly available databases from the US Department of Energy, US Department of Commerce, the International Civil Aviation Organization, Amtrak, and the Rail Passengers Association. External data were collected in late 2019 through early 2020.

This dataset is associated with the following publication: Miller, A. Savings in per-passenger CO2 emissions using rail rather than air travel in the northeastern U.S.. 2020. C. Andrew Miller (ed.), JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 37, (2020).

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notes Data presented in Miller (2021) Savings in per-passenger CO2 emissions using rail rather than air travel in the northeastern U.S., JAWMA, 71:12, 1458-1471, DOI:10.1080/10962247.2020.1837996. Data included: -CO2 emissions from air and rail travel between select city pairs in the NE U.S. in lb CO2 and lb CO2/passenger-mile -Flight and rail miles between cities -Emission factors for air travel by aircraft type (single-aisle, regional jet) -Emission factors for rail travel by motive power type (electric, diesel) Data calculated using publicly available databases from the US Department of Energy, US Department of Commerce, the International Civil Aviation Organization, Amtrak, and the Rail Passengers Association. External data were collected in late 2019 through early 2020. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Miller, A. Savings in per-passenger CO2 emissions using rail rather than air travel in the northeastern U.S.. 2020. C. Andrew Miller (ed.), JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 37, (2020).
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title Air-Rail CO2 Data Final Miller 2023-03-19